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… neuroscience, machine learning, neurophysiology and control theory with the aim of building closed-loop … Director Li-Huei Tsai in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Pinals will investigate the mechanistic …

… and Memory and the Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, said the findings could increase … presence of a glutamate receptor (red). Using neurons that control muscles in the Drosophila fruit fly, the study will … these principles as fundamental elements of how neurons control synaptic growth and development,” he said. “Depending …

… of these neurons contributes to patients’ loss of motor control, which is one of the major hallmarks of the disease. … , an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a member of The Picower Institute for … called the basal ganglia, which are responsible for control of movement and also play roles in other behaviors, …

… The scientists made their findings in neurons that control muscles in Drosophila fruit flies. These cells are … Professor in MIT’s Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, which studies how neurons regulate this … endow each neuron with fine degrees of communication control. “What this offers the nervous system is that you can …

… ZHANG 1 , J. KIM 2 , S. TONEGAWA 3 ; 1 Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sci., MIT. The Picower Inst. for Learning and Memory, Cambridge, MA; 2 Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sci., Cambridge, MA; 3 The Picower Inst. for … / DP14/BB81 A non-human primate model for closed-loop control of propofol-induced unconsciousness *S. CHAKRAVARTY 1 …

… professor of biological engineering and of brain and cognitive sciences; a McGovern Institute investigator; … to enable drug delivery from surfaces with spatio-temporal control. She also investigates novel responsive polymer …

… whether the “presynaptic” neurons that sending signals to control muscle contraction will be “phasic,” meaning they … Institute and MIT’s Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “Diversity in the ability of different … he found that tonic neurons lacking tomosyn, just like control phasic neurons, could not trigger this form of …

… brain levels of KYNA associate with psychotic features and cognitive dysfunctions. Studies in rodents demonstrate that … and dopaminergic neurotransmission to induce psychosis and cognitive dysfunction.   We have now investigated the status … aminotransferases (KAT) II significantly reduces KYNA in control rats, recent data from our lab reveal though that …